Charlie Mac's 3rd Birthday!! Nature Museum and Cake with Texas family

Waking up on his third birthday included a major snuggle session with Mama, Daddy and Baby Sister! Apparently, Charlie Mac and I have the same hairstyle when we wake up...

We went to the Children's Nature and Science Museum for birthday fun. First stop was the hall of Texas Wildlife: 

Which included a log tunnel to illustrate butterflies and their development. Here's our little bug:

Then on to the Mineral exhibit. Lots of buttons that opened things up and shined lights on things here: 

Willa Ann wants to know the way to the precious gems please. These rocks are great and all, but...

Here we have the Wild West exhibit. Charlie Mac's face as he looks at this snake is priceless: 

Here we are in the Ocean Dallas exhibit that taught us about what lived under the water when Dallas was underwater: 

Charlie Mac tries to convey the wonder of the Golden Ratio as he points out the Nautilus:

I know what he's thinking here...he wants one of these...

Here there was an interactive area where kids can learn about physical science...or have a blast rolling golf balls through different loops, etc:

It's time for birthday cake!!! 

Willa Ann can't get enough of that icing--oh my goodness it's too good!

I want to ride a Wehwoah Train!

The DART rail provides us with much more than transportation--it literally fulfilled a dream for Charlie Mac--and us too because it was so much fun to watch him have so much fun. Here he is getting ready to buy his ticket: 

Uncle Lemo hops in to demonstrate:

And then we wait....

and wait...

Who knew 8 minutes could take so long?!

Bradley is having a hard time he is so excited. Aunt Brooke and Willa Ann are cool as cucumbers

BoPeep was the perfect riding partner. Just a couple of days ago he was talking to usand said "I want to ride a wehwoah train and sit next to BoPeep!"

Willa Ann had a great time checking out the scenery!

Did I mention the escalator?? This was pure fantasticness to the Iddle

Willa Ann's first Christmas!!

By the end of the "Christmas Outfit" photo session, I decided we should have named Charlie Mac "Job"

Christmas morning

Notice the soot left over from Santa's kisses on their cheeks...

Uncle Wabbits jumps in to lend a hand in machine repair. Teensy is unmoved.

Aunt Augusta knows shoe shopping and shares her prowess with her niece and nephew!!

First duck call

Chocolate.....oh chocolate....

He's heading out to clean up the wild west, ma'am

sitting like daddy

New puppy!

Head on over to the flutterblog to see the pictures of the kids playing with our new puppy!
http://flutterbylizzie.blogspot.com

Halloween

Hey, I know I'm so late getting these up here, but at least it's happening. Here are some pictures from this past Halloween!

Gutting the pumpkin:

 

Gazing inward: 

Willa watching the process,,,what are they doing??

Aunt Frankie stopped by to see their little costumes. Here she is with a Bitty Bat

Our little monkey: 

Daddy and his Bitty Bat, Charlie Mac trick or treating

Mama and her little monkey man:

Loving life eating cice ream at Hollies

Sleepy little monkey wanted to sleep in his costume, who are we to say no??

Sweet Freedom and Nude Sunbeam bathing

The other day I walked in as Willa Ann gleefully realized her diaper was coming off...Here my little monkey is moments after having escaped its confines...

And of course I let her run around for a while and enjoy her newfound freedom...